SAN JOSE — A woman who died after crashing her car into a pond near the Almaden Expressway on Sunday has been identified as Myra Marsh, 69, of San Jose.

According to the California Highway Patrol, which is handling the investigation, Marsh was leaving the Almaden Plaza and Costco parking lot on Almaden Expressway and was headed for the southbound Highway 85 onramp around 2:45 p.m. when for some reason she went straight instead of turning onto the ramp. The car went over the curb and through a chain-link fence before landing in a water supply pond.

Officials said the cause of death appears to be drowning.

“We don’t know why she went straight or how fast she was going,” said CHP spokesman Officer D.J. Sarabia shortly after the accident. “We don’t know if she suffered a medical episode right before the crash. That’s all under investigation.”

Marsh’s body was recovered by a sheriff’s dive team around 3:15 p.m. and she was taken to Santa Clara Valley Medical Center, where she was pronounced dead at 3:35 p.m.

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